Media Centre Won't Download Guide or Settings

Until Saturday my HTPC was running fine. On Saturday I removed my single DVB-T tuner and added a dual DVB-T tuner and booted into Vista as normal. I installed the hardware drivers, no Pinnacle software and went into MC.

In MC it asked me to run setup again as it found a new tuner. I ran setup and it will not download any regional settings or guide data. Leaving me with no TV at all!

I reformatted yesterday and started afresh, only to be greeted by the same error.

I can browse the internet fine using IE, I can also use the moreTV bit, which streams online videos in MC. So the internet is working fine.

Also, I removed the new TV card and put it in my main PC, ran MC and set it up without a hitch!!! Downloaded all settings and the guide in seconds. So the card is fine in Vista.

Anyone got any ideas???

So far I've tried:
- Used the Join a wireless network in MC settings and it connected to the net fine.
- Deleted the contents of my eHome folder to reset MC.
- Formatted and reinstalled Vista

I was going to suggest wiping the setting for MCE (had a similar problem), but that's not going to help if the same happens on a full reinstall. :\

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Originally Posted by this_is_gav

I was going to suggest wiping the setting for MCE (had a similar problem), but that's not going to help if the same happens on a full reinstall. :\

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I thought that a reinstall would fix it tbh. Its driving me mad. I cannot understand why my net connecton works, but I cant get the settings and guide.
More confusing is the fact that it all works in my main PC without a problem :juggle:

I cant see how this would be related, but does it matter that the TV card is PCI 2.3 and my HTPCs board is 2.2?

Edit: The previous card was also PCI 2.3, so that cant be an issue.

Anyone got any thoughts?

Right, after 47 views and 1 post I managed to solve it myself.

I t hink the original install got messed up and wouldn't let me download. However, when I reinstalled it, somehow the date reverted to 24 Jan 2007, so that was screwing up all my guide download etc. I just formatted it again, maybe it wasnt necessary, but I had the time and its up and running now :)

Good good. :)

But may I ask how on earth we were expected to even guess that your date was set wrong? :P

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Originally Posted by this_is_gav

But may I ask how on earth we were expected to even guess that your date was set wrong? :P

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This is Hexus isn't it :)

I have no idea how it got set to January, I must have changed by accident when I reinstalled Vista., nevermind.

I hunted around google for a good while and someone mentioned checking language, region, time date etc to someone else having the same problem.